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'''Naturalism''' is the philosophy that rejects all supernatural phenomena as either false, incoherent, or simply natural phenomena that is not yet understood. A subset of this, [[Moral naturalism]], rejects divine revelation as the source of ethics and holds that morals emerge from a process of [[Social Darwinism]] much as instincts emerge among animals in the wild. | '''Naturalism''' is the philosophy that rejects all supernatural phenomena as either false, incoherent, or simply natural phenomena that is not yet understood. A subset of this, [[Moral naturalism]], rejects divine revelation as the source of ethics and holds that morals emerge from a process of [[Social Darwinism]] much as instincts emerge among animals in the wild. | ||
| − | Creation Science rejects naturalism because its inherent materialism rejects God's existence and thus any possibility of a relationship with Him: | + | [[Creation Science]] rejects naturalism because its inherent materialism rejects God's existence and thus any possibility of a relationship with Him: |
*Naturalism ... is often desirable, for it seemingly frees us from the authority of a Creator God. Without a God to whom we are accountable, we are free to live as we choose. [http://www.icr.org/article/2605/] | *Naturalism ... is often desirable, for it seemingly frees us from the authority of a Creator God. Without a God to whom we are accountable, we are free to live as we choose. [http://www.icr.org/article/2605/] | ||
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Naturalism is the philosophy that rejects all supernatural phenomena as either false, incoherent, or simply natural phenomena that is not yet understood. A subset of this, Moral naturalism, rejects divine revelation as the source of ethics and holds that morals emerge from a process of Social Darwinism much as instincts emerge among animals in the wild.
Creation Science rejects naturalism because its inherent materialism rejects God's existence and thus any possibility of a relationship with Him:
- Naturalism ... is often desirable, for it seemingly frees us from the authority of a Creator God. Without a God to whom we are accountable, we are free to live as we choose. [1]